Basics
Hello.
你好。 lı́ hó (Li huh)
Hello (informal)
How are you?
你好無？ lı́ hó bô?
How are you?
食飽無？ chia̍h-pá-bô (jia bah bo) ("have you eaten?")
Not bad
不歹 bōe-phái (buay pai)
Fine, thank you. (informal)
好，多謝 hó，to͘-siā (Hoh, duh shiah.)
Fine, thank you. (formal)
好，感謝 hó，kám-siā. (Hoh, gahm shiah)
Thank you
多謝 to͘-siā
What is your name?
你叫啥物名？ lı́ kiò siáⁿ-mı̍h miâ?
My name is ... .
我的名是... góa ê miâ sı̄...
Nice to meet you.
Please... (before a request)
請... chhiáⁿ...
Please.
拜託 Pài-thok (Bai-toh)
You're welcome
免客氣 bián kheh-khı̀ ("don't be polite")
Yes.
是 sı̄ (Note: Only some questions are answered with this. As with other varieties of Chinese, affirmation is generally done by repeating the verb in the question.)
No.
毋是 m̄-sı̄
Excuse me. (getting attention)
勞駕 lô-kà
Excuse me. (begging pardon)
否勢 phái-sè (pai say)
I'm sorry. (informal)
否勢 phái-sè (pai-say)
I'm sorry. (formal)
失禮。sit lé. (sit-leh)
Goodbye
再見 chài-kiàn (tsai gian).
Goodbye (informal)
I can't speak... [well].
我袂曉講... góa bōe-hiáu kóng...
I don't know how to speak English
我[?]曉講英語 (Wah mbay hyow gong eng-yee)
Do you speak English?
你敢會曉講英語？ lı́ kám-ē-hiáu kóng eng-gı́? (Li gah-ay-hyow gong eng-yee)
Is there someone here who speaks English?
遐敢有人會曉講英語？chia kám-ū lâng ē hiáu kóng ing-gú? (Jiah gam ou lung eh hiao gong eng gyi?)
Help!
救人！ kìu-lâng!
Look out!
小心！ sió sim!
Good morning.
賢早。 gâu-chá.
Good evening.
好暗暝。 hó-àm-mî (Amoy Hokkien)
Good night.
Good night (to sleep)
好睏。 hó khùn (sleep well)
I don't understand.
我聽無。góa thiaⁿ bô.
Where's the bathroom?
便所佇佗? Piān-só· tī toh? (Ben so dee-da)
You are beautiful
你真媠 lı́ chin suí
Problems
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Go away
走 cháu/chó͘ (tzow/zao)
Don't touch me!
莫摸我 mài mo góa (mai mo1 wa) / (Mai gah-wah mbong)
I'll call the police. (Informal)
我叫警察 (Wah kah gien tsah.)
I'll call the police (Formal)
(Wah ay kah hoh gien tsah.)
Police!
警察 kéng-chhat (gien tsah) / ma-ta (from malay)
Stop!
擋 tòng (dohng) / 停 thêng (tng2)
I need your help.
我需要你的幫忙 góa su-iàu lı́-ê pang-bâng (Wah soo-yow *dee-ay bahm-mahng)
I'm lost.
(Wah mbo-key)
I lost my purse/wallet.
我不見[?]我的皮包 Wah pahng-key wah-ay pay-bow
I'm sick.
Wah pwah bee or Wah gahng koh
I've been injured.
我著傷 guá tio̍h siong
I need a doctor.
我[?]醫生 (Wah dah-ai ee-sheng)
Can I use your phone?
我甘可用你的電話[?] (Wah gah-ay sai yen * li-ay dyeng-way)
Don't lie to me!
勿假！ mài ké!
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